In May, a new attempt was launched at off-loading state-owned shares in the 1, 400 companies listed in China's stockmarkets.

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On June 19th it ordered all state-owned firms that had listed on the stockmarket since 2005 to transfer 10% of their shares to the National Social Security Fund to shore up its assets.

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